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A Vision: And an Answer [poem supporting conscription, 27 October 1916]

12 October 2020 by IAC · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by George Stacy was published in The Daily News (Perth, WA), 27 October 1916. It was written in response to the widely-distributed anti-conscription poem “The Blood Vote”.] A Vision And an Answer. “Why is your face so white, mother? Why do you choke for breath?” “Oh, I have dreamt in the night, […]

Filed Under: poetry · Tagged: conscription WW1, poem, SourceTrove, year1916

“The Blood Vote” [letter from J. H. Elshaug, 24 October 1916]

8 October 2020 by IAC · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This letter to the editor was published in The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 24 October 1916. It was written in response to the widely-distributed anti-conscription poem “The Blood Vote” (which was published in various newspapers and as a widely distributed leaflet).] “The Blood Vote.” To the Editor of The Argus. Sir, — I am enclosing […]

Filed Under: letters to the editor · Tagged: conscription WW1, letter to the editor, SourceTrove, The Blood Vote (poem), year1916

The Blood Vote [anti-conscription poem, 5 October 1916]

8 October 2020 by IAC · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem was a significant part of the anti-conscription campaign in Australia during the First World War. Published in The Australian Worker (Sydney, NSW), 5 October 1916.] The Blood Vote. “Why is your face so white, Mother? Why do you choke for breath?” “O I have dreamt in the night, my son, That I […]

Filed Under: poetry · Tagged: Claude Marquet (artist) (1869-1920), conscription WW1, E. J. Dempsey (author) (1866-1935), John Curtin (subject) (1885-1945), poem, SourceTrove, The Blood Vote (poem), W. R. Winspear (author), year1916

Glossary [for The Moods of Ginger Mick, by C. J. Dennis]

5 August 2016 by IAC · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This glossary by C. J. Dennis was published in The Moods of Ginger Mick (1916).] The Glossary GLOSSARY For use with “The Sentimental Bloke” and “Ginger Mick.” A.I.F. — Australian Imperial Forces. Alley, to toss in the. — To give up the ghost. Also ran, The. — On the turf, horses that fail to […]

Filed Under: chapters, glossaries · Tagged: C. J. Dennis (author) (1876-1938), glossary, SourceArchiveOrg, The Moods of Ginger Mick (C. J. Dennis 1916), year1916

“A Gallant Gentleman” [poem by C. J. Dennis]

5 August 2016 by IAC · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by C. J. Dennis was published in The Moods of Ginger Mick (1916).] “A Gallant Gentleman” A month ago the world grew grey fer me; A month ago the light went out fer Rose. To ’er they broke it gentle as might be; But fer ’is pal ’twus one uv them swift […]

Filed Under: poetry · Tagged: C. J. Dennis (author) (1876-1938), poem, SourceArchiveOrg, The Moods of Ginger Mick (C. J. Dennis 1916), year1916